Post by dudehitscar on Mar 24, 2022 13:42:59 GMT -5
Kevin Murphy is the MVP of CC/Sci fi MST3K for me (despite how much I can't stand Bobo..) so Baron had big shoes to fill. At this point I'm a pretty big fan of his Tom Servo. Although he was a bit off in the short.. flubbed a few lines and I agree that the Count impression was grating after the 2nd iteration. I also think baron's style provides a good balance to the team.. Jonah is a ton more energetic than Joel and Mike and hampton's crow is manic... Baron's servo is calmer, smoother, and more intellectual. he is often great in the host segments too (his macho man impression was pure gold).
definitely not a fan of mega Cynthia.. one of the reasons I don't like Dr. F is cause he is too over the top with his look.. and I really don't like him in MST3K the movie where his personality is over the top. based on what I saw of Mega Cynthia so far it seems I am not gonna enjoy her character..
CC had dr. f, Scifi had bobo and now numst3k has mega cynthia.. each era is destined to have a Mad character that I don't like it seems. Felicia day felt off in 1301.. I hope that doesn't continue cause I really enjoyed her in the netflix seasons.
but I'm well used to just pushing through mad segments I don't like for this show..
jury is still out on Emily, Nate, and Conor... I absolutely loved their Live riff of Making Contact but need to see them on an episode to really judge.
Post by dudehitscar on Mar 24, 2022 13:50:27 GMT -5
As far as the length and editing of the short... The livestream in total went to almost exactly the 3 hour mark. I think the team decided that should be the max length of the livestream.. which is an understandable decision IMO. Given the special guests of Mary Jo and Jackey from Manos they likely went with the 10 min length to ensure they had enough time for that unscripted discussion..
As you all have heard me say.. I don't have an issue with them editing down movies/shorts.. In fact I would love for them and rifftrax to do an even better job of 'culling the dull'. But I think they could have balanced it all better... the new Jonah crew host segments were often too long and the short was a bit too short. If they balance those things out a bit more it would make the entire event better.